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April 2019 Buckden Parish Council
Buckden Parish Council News...
Parish Council Photo Competition
The Parish Council Photo Competition will again take
place this summer with all entries being displayed dur-
ing the summer festival weekend. We hope that this
year’s categories will attract photographers of all ability
levels. There will be three age categories: up to age 10,
age 11-17 and over 18 years. There will also be three
categories of photos:
1. Architecture in Buckden, Stirtloe and Diddington.
2. People in Buckden, Stirtloe and Diddington.
3. Nature of Buckden, Stirtloe and Diddington.
Entries should be a maximum size of A3, including any
mounts. Entries should be handed into the Parish Clerk
by 15th June. So all photographers get out your cameras
or search through your albums or computers for suitable
photos. There will be a small financial prize for the win-
ner in each category and age group.
Cemetery and Church Path
Visitors to the cemetery will have seen how attractive
the area for cremated remains now looks. Our thanks to
Martin Craddock, our handyman, for both his ideas and
hard work in ensuring that all the work was completed.
Churchgoers will also have admired the improvements
made to the church paths, work which was organised
and paid for by your Parish Council. The resurfaced
paths allow for much easier access to the Church partic-
ularly for those using mobility scooters.
Road Safety
School Zebra Crossing The crossing has been complet-
ed thanks to Parish Council funding and a CCC Local
Highways Improvement (LHI) grant.
Perry Road Confirmation has been received that the
CCC LHI grant has been approved and this together with
Parish Council funds should mean that the proposed
traffic control improvements will be completed some-
time over the next eighteen months.
Rights of Way The Council is planning to officially open
the new Buckden Circular Walk on 9th June (more details
nearer the date). The Council has received approval for
its bid to the A14 Legacy Fund for the possibility of new
ROW including a cycle/footpath to Grafham Water.
Parish Council Vacancies There will be vacancies in
May. If you are interested in becoming a Councillor and
helping to shape the future of the village please contact
either the Chairman or the Clerk.
Office Opening Hours The Office opening hours are:
Mon, Weds and Thursday 10.30 -2.00pm, Tuesday 2-4
pm, Fri – closed.
Council Meetings
The next meeting of the Council will be held at 7.30pm
on Tuesday 9th April. The meeting will include a 15 mi-
nute open forum. Residents are asked to apply in writing
to the Parish Clerk by 3rd March, outlining what they
wish to say, for a three minute slot.
If required the Council Planning Committee will meet on
Tuesday 26th March and Tuesday 9th April at 7.00pm.
Agendas for these meetings are posted on the Parish
notice boards not later than the Saturday preceding the
meeting.
All of the papers and reports for Council meetings are available on the Thursday before the meetings on the Council website
http://buckdenparishcouncil.org.uk. This provides the opportunity to see the agenda, reports of work carried out by the Coun-
cil as well as reports from our County and District Councillors.
Any questions or comments on this report should be addressed to the Parish Clerk at: Buckden Parish Council, Buckden Village
Hall, Burberry Road, Buckden, PE19 SUY Telephone 01480 819407 Email clerk@buckdenparishcouncil.org.uk
ANNUAL PARISH ASSEMBLY
7.00PM TUESDAY 23rd APRIL BUCKDEN VILLAGE HALL
Don’t miss this year’s event. The main purpose of this year’s Assembly is
to provide an update on what will be included in the Neighbourhood Plan. Not only will
you hear what is planned but you will have the opportunity to make your views heard.
There will also be reports from the Chairman of Parish Council, our County and District
Councillors, the VHT, Neighbourhood Watch and Buckden Parochial Charities.